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109299263 | Umma | Community of the faithful | 0 | |
109299264 | Zakat | Tax for charity, obligatory | 1 | |
109299265 | Abu Bakr | Muhammad's closest friend and earliest follower. (Caliph 632-634) | 2 | |
109299266 | Ridda Wars | Defeat of rival phropets and larger clans | 3 | |
109299267 | Battle of Siffin | Alie was on the verge of Umayyad defeat until he accepted Umayyad plea for mediation | 4 | |
109299268 | Mu'awiya | New leader of Umayyad. Challenged Ali | 5 | |
109299269 | Sunnis | Backed Umayyads | 6 | |
109299270 | Shi'a | Supporters of Ali | 7 | |
109299271 | Damascus | Umayyads new political center, after moving from Mecca | 8 | |
109299272 | Mawali | Muslim converts | 9 | |
109299273 | Jizya | Head tax- levied on nonbelievers | 10 | |
109299274 | Dhimmi | "People of the Book" Christian and Jews | 11 | |
109299275 | Hadiths | Traditions | 12 | |
109299276 | Abbasid | Empire traced from Muhammads uncle al-Abbas | 13 | |
109299277 | Battle of the River Zab | Abbasid vs. Umyyad, the Abbasid win. | 14 | |
109299278 | Baghdad | New Abbasid capital | 15 | |
109299279 | Wasir | Chief administrator and head of caliphs inner councils. | 16 | |
109299280 | Ayan | Wealthy and deeply entrenched landed elite | 17 |